Blogger Challenge

Although I’ve only been blogging for just under a year, the internet has rapidly filled with blogs on just about every subject you can imagine.  I’ve visited quite a few blogs which are mostly on crime.  I’ve noticed a trend and unwritten rules which ultimately surface on many blogs.  First and foremost,  the idea of having your own opinion recognized is an unreal expectation.

Some blogs have a regular  following who are typically like-minded and agree with every post made by the author.  Upon visiting a new site I usually read for awhile to determine who are the leaders among the posters, what is the mindset of the author, and what opinions are attacked.  Heaven forbid if you comment on a blog post which goes against the grain.

When I first started blogging I learned that an internet troll is someone who posts comments in an attempt to distract others from the subject, to incite bloggers to post disparaging remarks, and bring the commenting to a halt.  However, being a troll has taken on a new meaning on certain blogs.  A troll can now be anyone who does not agree with the majority or someone who disagrees with the author and/or favored bloggers.

It is almost like being back in elementary school or belonging to a cult. One crime case where paid blogger first surfaced was early on in the Caylee Anthony case, before Casey was indicted.  Bloggers felt  anyone who thought Casey was innocent was a paid blogger, probably sent  from the defense side or the Anthonys. 

Since the rumor is still surfacing about paid bloggers, I would like to know if it is true.  Heck, who wouldn’t want to sit in front of the computer all day and make money shooting bullets.  What a way to make money! 

I’ve not heard from one attorney who employees paid bloggers.  I’d like to know:  Is there such a thing as a paid blogger by attorneys to spread their propaganda?  If so, what purpose does it serve on a blog?  What impact is it supposed to have in getting the information to those who are supposed to read it? 

These sites have their own little private Country Club, the Who’s hot and Who’s not”.  If you are not “IN”, then you are “OUT”.  They try to sway opinions by bulling and threats.  I thought that is was the paid bloggers job!  The only paid bloggers I have been able to find are the ones paid for writing.